Police find couple dead after 911 call

A 75-year-old man shot his wife, then himself early Friday,
authorities said.

The Portland Police Department received a 911 call at about 9:17
a.m. from Joe Trudeau, who said he had just shot his wife, 70-year-old
Laverne Trudeau, and was going to kill himself, said Portland police
Lt. D. A. Gonzalez.

Officers, along with a SWAT team, responded to the call made from a
house on the

100 block of Ghent Place. Authorities knocked on the door, and when
they received no answer, entered the house, finding the couple dead,
Gonzalez said.

Police found a gun and contacted the family, Gonzalez said. Family
told police that the woman had a history of Alzheimer's disease and
that her husband had become depressed because of the situation,
Gonzalez said.

Joe Trudeau likely planned the incident, Gonzalez said.

"He called and said I'm doing this and he went and did it," Gonzalez
said. "When we got there, there was no response. He prepared
everything."